THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 117 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

Ans¥yya   pa¢tv#ÏykTnm¯   -   ANASUYA   INSTRUCTS     DUTIES   OF   A   DEVOTED   WIFE  

 
A¢Bvaï   c   vWdEh£   taps£|   tam¢n¢Ódtam¯   ,  
b¼a¸¢lp¤za   ¶¾a   pyIp¦ÅCdnamym¯   .21.  
A¢Bvaï    paying respects
c    after that
vWdEh£    Vaidehi
taps£|    the hermitess
tam¯    that
A¢n¢Ódtam¯    blemishless
b¼a¸¢lp¤za    with folded palms
¶¾a    delighted
pyIp¦ÅCt¯    enquired
Anamym¯    about her health
 
21.Sita,   after   paying   her   respects   to   the   blemishless   Anasuya,   enquired   about   her   health.  
 
tt:   s£ta|   mhaBaga|   è¾qva   ta|   DmIca¢rN£   ,  
saÓÏvyÓÏyb#v£¼¦¾a   ¢d¾Ya   DmImvEXsE   .22.  
tt:    then
s£ta|    Sita
mhaBaga|    blessed
è¾qva    seeing
ta|    that
DmIca¢rN£    given to practice of virtue
saÓÏvyÓt£    comfortingly
Ab#v£t¯    told
¶¾a    delighted
¢d¾Ya    luckily
DmIm¯    righteousness
AvEXsE    have fixed eyes on
 
22.Anasuya,   delighted   to   see   the   blessed   Sita,   told   her   that   fortunately   she   had   adopted   the  
path   of   righteousness.  
 
Ïy?va   åOa¢tjn|   s£tE   manm¦¢¼|   c   Ba¢m¢n   ,  
Avâ¼|   vnE   ram|   ¢d¾Ya   Ïvmn¤gÅC¢s   .23.  
Ïy?va    forsaking
åOa¢tjn|    your relatives
s£tE    Sita
man|    your fame
§¢¼|   c    and wealth
Ba¢m¢n    lovely lady
Avâ¼|    exiled to live
vnE    in the forest
ram|    Rama
¢d¾Ya    fortunately
Ïvm¯    you
An¤gÅC¢s    are following
 
23.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   forsakin   her   relatives,   fame   and   wealth   she   had   fortunately    
followed   Rama   to   the   forest.  
 
ngrÞTaE   vnÞTaE   va   papaE   va   y¢d   va   S¤B:   ,  
yasa|   ÞæO£Na|   ¢p#yaE   BtaI   tasa|   laEka   mhaEdya:   .24.  
ngrÞT:    living in city
vnÞT:   va    or living in forest
pap:   va    or a sinner
y¢d   va   S¤B:    or is propitious
yasa|    for whom
ÞæO£Na|    women
¢p#y:    is dear
BtaI    husband
tasa|    for them
laEka:    worlds
mhaEdya:    that are attended with great properity
 
24.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   for   those   women   for   whom   husband   is   dear   no   matter   whether  
he   lives   in   the   city   or   forest,   or   a   sinner   or   propitious,   worlds   that   are   attended   with   great  
wealth   await   them.  
 
Ѥ:S£l:   kamv¦äOaE   va   DnWvaI   p¢rv¢jIt:   ,  
ÞæO£NamayIÞvBavana|   prm|   dWvt|   p¢t:   .25.  
Ѥ:S£l:    with bad character
kamv¦äO:   va    or is licentious
DnW:   va   p¢rv¢jIt:    or entirely devoid of wealth
ÞæO£Na|    for women
AayIÞvBavana|    with a noble disposition
prm|    highest
dWvt|    deity
p¢t:    husband
 
25.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   for   women   with   a   noble   disposition   their   husband   is   the   highest    
deity   whether   he   had   bad   character,   licentious   ar   devoid   of   wealth.  
 
nataE   ¢v¢S¾|   pÜya¢m   baÓDv|   ¢vm¦SÓÏyhm¯   ,  
svIæO   yaEÂy|   vWdEh£   tp:   k]t¢mvaÛyym¯   .26.  
n    not
At:    in him
¢v¢S¾|    greater
pÜya¢m    I see
baÓDv|    a friend
¢vm¦S¢Ót    on deeply pondering
Ahm¯    I
svIæO    for everything
yaEÂy|    desired object
vWdEh£    Vaidehi
tp:    austerities
k]t|    performed
iv    like
AÛyym¯    imperishable fruit of
 
26.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   after   deeply   pondering   she   sees   a   husband   only   as   a   greater   friend  
and   capable   of   yielding   fruits   of   desired   objects   through   austerities.  
 
n   ÏvEnmvgÅC¢Ót   g¤NdaExms¢ÞæOy:   ,  
kamv³Ûy¶dya   Bt¯rqiInaTaàr¢Ót   ya:   .27.  
n    not
    in this
enm¯    this
AvgÅC¢Ót    sense
g¤NdaExm¯    virtue and vice
As¢ÞæOy:    evil women
kamv³Ûy¶dya:    whose fearts are swayed by desire
Brqt¦naTa:    lord over the husbands
cr¢Ót    move about
ya:    who
 
27.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   those   evil   women   whose   hearts   are   swayed   by   desire   and   who    
lord   over   their   husband,   hane   no   sense   of   virtue   and   vice   and   move   about   without   following  
him.  
 
p#ap"¤vÓÏyySàWv   DmIB#|S|   c   mW¢T¢l   ,  
AkayIvSmap°a:   ¢ÞæOyaE   ya:   Kl¤   t¢¹Da:   .28.  
p#ap"¤v¢Ót    attains
AyS:   c    infamy
ev    only
DmIB#|S|   c    fall from virtue
mW¢T¢l    Maithili
AkayIvS|    to concupiscence
Aap°a:    fall prey to
¢ÞæOy:    women
ya:    who
Kl¤    surely
t¢¹Da:    are of that type
 
28.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   women   of   that   type   fall   aprey   to   concupiscence   and   meet   with   a   fall  
from   virtue   and   attain   infamy.  
 
Ïv¢¹DaÞt¤   g¤NWy¤I³a   è¾laEkpravra:   ,  
¢ÞæOy:   Þvg©I   c¢rÝy¢Ót   yTa   p¤Îyk]tÞtTa   .29.  
Ïv¢¹Da:    like you
    in this
g¤NW:    with virtue
y¤³a:    adorned
è¾laEkpravra:    who have discovered what is good and bad in this world
¢ÞæOy:    women
Þvg©I    in heaven
c¢rÝy¢Ót    will dwell
yTa    like
p¤Îyk]t:    who had done good deeds
tTa    similarly
 
29.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   women   like   her   who   had   discovered   what   is   good   and   bad   in   this  
world   will   dwell   in   heaven   like   thos   who   had   done   good   deeds.  
 
tdEvmEn|   Ïvmn¤v#ta   st£   p¢tv#tana|   smyan¤vtIn£   ,  
Bv   ÞvBt¤I:   shDmIca¢rN£   ySà   DmI|   c   tt:   smaÔs¯y¢s   .30.  
tt¯    therefore
ev|    like this
en|    him
Ïvm¯    you
An¤v#ta    serving
st£    chaste
p¢tv#tana|    as a devoted wife
smyan¤vtIn£    attending on him in time
Bv    remain
ÞvBt¤I:    your husband
shDmIca¢rN£    practice virtue in cooperation with husband
yS:   c    fame also
DmI|   c    religious merit also
tt:    thus
smaÔs¯y¢s    you will attain
 
30.Anasuya   told   Sita   to   remain   devoted   to   the   service   of   her   husband,   attending   on   him   at  
proper   time,   remain   chaste   and   praticing   virtue   with   him.   Thus   she   will   attain   fame   and    
religious   merit.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   AyaEÒyakaÎfE   sçOdSaEäOrSttm:   sgI:   .117.  
           
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